Some of the side effects that can occur with mometasone nasal may not need medical attention. As your body adjusts to the medicine during treatment these side effects may go away. Your health care professional may also be able to tell you about ways to reduce or prevent some of these side effects. If any of the following side effects continue, are bothersome or if you have any questions about them, check with your health care professional:

More common

Sore throat

Less common

Diarrhea

joint or muscle ache or pain

nasal burning or irritation

nausea

sneezing

stomach upset or discomfort following meals

Incidence not known

Bad, unusual, or unpleasant (after) taste or smell

change in taste or smell

For Healthcare Professionals

Applies to mometasone nasal: nasal spray

General

Mometasone is generally well tolerated and, due to the nature of its administration, is not inclined to produce the systemic adverse effects generally associated with the use of corticosteroids. Disturbances of taste and smell have been reported very rarely.[Ref]

Nervous system

Nervous system side effects have included headache. Headache has been reported to occur 2% more often than reported for patients taking placebo, but has been reported in as many as 36% of treated patients in some studies. Dizziness has rarely been reported.[Ref]

Local

Local side effects have included nasal irritation, burning, dryness, and soreness in 1% to 6% of patients. Nosebleed has been reported in up to 19% of patients. Pharyngitis has been reported in 3% to 4% of patients. Intranasal mometasone may also cause sneezing. Nasal candidiasis has been reported in at least one patient. Nasal septal perforation has also been rarely reported.[Ref]

Endocrine

Endocrine side effects have included rare reports of suppression of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. The risk of adrenal suppression is less than that associated with systemic corticosteroids and should only be of concern when using higher than recommended doses.[Ref]

Gastrointestinal

Gastrointestinal side effects have included rare reports of diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and dyspepsia.[Ref]

Hypersensitivity

Hypersensitivity side effects have included rare reports of angioedema, pruritus, urticaria, bronchospasm, wheezing, and anaphylaxis.[Ref]

Immunologic

Immunologic side effects may have included the danger of infections from immune suppression. No conclusive evidence is available to support an increase in tuberculosis or viral infections in patients receiving nasal mometasone. The use of mometasone nasal in patients with these conditions is not recommended by the manufacturer.[Ref]

Other

Other side effects have included postmarketing reports of nasal burning and irritation and rare cases of nasal septal perforation. Viral infection, flu-like symptoms,and otitis media have also been reported.[Ref]

Other side effects have also included postmarketing reports of disturbances of taste and smell.[Ref]

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